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Course Code: CE 142

Descriptive Title: Highway and Railroad Engineering
Term: 1st Semester 2020-2021
Credit: 3 Units
Time Duration and Class Schedule: 54 hours 11-12 MWF
Pre-requisite: Fundamentals of Surveying
Date Updated: August 14, 2020
Subject In-charge: Elizabeth C. Lumioan

KSU Vision A Knowledge and Technology Hub in Asia-Pacific Region.

KSU Mission Kalinga State University shall primarily provide higher and advanced education, professional instruction and training in the arts, agriculture, forestry,
social and natural sciences and technology, and other relevant fields of study. It shall also promote and undertake research and extension services, and provide
progressive leadership in its areas of specialization.

Policy College
Kalinga State University is committed to provide quality education and engage in relevant researches, effective extension services and viable income –
generating projects that satisfy the needs of its stakeholders and other interested parties towards sustainable development through good governance;

Steadfast to develop human resource of Kalinga, the Philippines and the Asia Pacific; and,

United to comply with the statutory and regulatory requirements and to continuously implement a monitoring and evaluation system to improve the
effectiveness of its Quality Management System.

Goal To provide globally competitive engineering and technology education and skills through excellent, efficient, and effective implementation of relevant and
responsive curricular programs for greater equity and access to clientele.

Program Objectives
At the end of the course, the students should be able to:
Knowledge:
1. Develop a good understanding of the properties of fluid and the principle of fluid behavior
2. Understand the priciples involving physical ideas as well as mathematical ones, and includes derivations and analysis of resulting equations which describe
fluid behavior
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Skill:
3. Solve practical problems which involve numerical calculations from working formulas, often with the conclusion of experimentally determined coefficient
Values:
4. Make solutions and decisions on a particular problem incorporating social and moral impact and put into mind that a mediocre solutions could cause a loss
of life and/or property.

I. Course Description: Presents the methods and underlying principles for the design and control of the elements of road and railroad infrastructure.
Students also become familiar with transportation system terminology, flow analysis, driver, vehicle and road characteristics, and aspects of road
geometrics, road construction, drainage, pavements and maintenance.
II. Course Requirements:
Seat Works, Assignments and Quizzes
Periodical Examinations

III. Grading System

a. Midterm Grade = Class standing (60%) + Midterm Examination (40%)
b. Tentative Final Grade = Class standing (40%) + Final Examination (60%)
c. Final Grade = 1/3 Midterm Grade + 2/3 Tentative Final Grade

Class Standing (CS):

Attendance: 5%
Assignment/Quiz: 20%
Recitation: 15%
Project: 20%
IV. Teaching Methods/Approaches/Strategies
1. Online Lectures and Discussions
2. Simulation
3. Cooperative Learning
4. Critical thinking
5. Problem Solving
6. Direct instruction
7. Individual powerpoint presentation
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V. Course Outcomes with Summative Assessment Tasks

Course Outcomes Summative Evaluation Tasks

1. Define the basic concepts Reaction Paper  Students are required to complete written
of highway and railroad reports on time
transportation and present
how to apply them in civil Unit Quiz
engineering practice.  Students are required to take a unit quiz
2. Recognize the concepts
associated with the
geometric and structural
design of highway and Midterm Examination and Final examination  Students are required to take the Midterm and
railway engineering Final examinations
systems.
3. Explain the basic service
requirements of highway
and railway engineering
systems.
4. Explain the basic traffic
stream parameters and
models, traffic flow models
and apply the queuing
theory.

VI. Course Outline With Time Frame

Week Topic
Week 1 VMGO, Expectation Leveling, Review of Course Syllabus, Introduction to the Course Content

Week 1 Importance of transportation, different modes of transportation, characteristics of road transport, scope of highway
and traffic engineering.
Week 2 Highway development and planning: Importance, classification of roads, road patterns, planning surveys; highway
alignment and survey
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Week 3-5 Design Criteria for highways and railways

Week 6-9 Geometric Design for highways and railways, including cross section, horizontal and vertical alignments, super-
elevation and earthworks
Week 10-12 Structural design of railways and pavements
Week 13 Failures, maintenance and rehabilitation of transportation infrastructure.
Week 14-15 Traffic Engineering: Traffic characterisitcs – Traffic studies-speed, volume, speed and delay, origin-destination,
parking and accident studies; capacity of urban roads and highways; traffic operations regulation and control;
design of intersections – at grade and grade sepsrated.
Week 16-17 Traffic flow and analysis of roads including queuing analysis and level of service assessment
Week 18 Pavement Materials and Design: Specifications and tests on pavement materials, pavement design factors, design
of flexible and rigid pavements as per IRC.

VII. Course Content

Intended Learning Topics Teaching Learning Assessment Tasks Resources Remarks

Outcomes Activities
At the end of the chapter, KSU VMGO and Academic Policies Presentation and Memory Matrix KSU Student handbook
students are able to: Discussion
1. Recognize and demonstrate
an appreciation of the university Course Overview Reflective Essay Syllabus
VMGO; and
2. demonstrate an
understanding of and obey
academic policies.

Define the basic concepts of Importance of transportation, different  Online Lectures Concept map Highway Engineering
highway and railroad modes of transportation, characteristics and Discussions Book
transportation and present of road transport, scope of highway and  Cooperative Sketchnoting
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how to apply them in civil traffic engineering. Learning

engineering practice  Direct instruction
Define the importance of Highway development and planning:  Online Lectures Concept map Highway Engineering
highway development and Importance, classification of roads, and Discussions Graphic Organizer Book…..00
planning. road patterns, planning surveys;  Cooperative Quiz
highway alignment and survey Learning
Define the classification of  Direct instruction
roads, the road patterns, Worksheet
planning surveys, and Individual
highway alignment. Presentation
Recognize the concepts Design Criteria for highways and Live Chat Worksheet
associated with the railways Quiz Highway Engineering
geometric and structural Zoom Google Meet Real time reaction Book
design of highway and Discussion with PPT Presentation
railway engineering systems Presentation
Problem Solving
Apply knowledge of Geometric Design for highways and  Video Lectures Quiz Worksheet
mathematics and science to railways, including cross section, Highway Engineering
solve complex engineering horizontal and vertical alignments,  Discussion with Real time reaction Book
problems super-elevation and earthworks presentation PPT Presentation

Solve problems in horizontal  Live Chat

and vertical alignments of
highways.  Google meet
Solve problems of super
elevation of highways and
railways.

Solve the volume of

earthworks for highways and
railways.
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Apply mathematical Structural design of railways and  Video Lectures Quiz Worksheet
knowledge in solving pavements Highway Engineering
problems in the structural  Discussion with Real time reaction Book
design of railways and presentation PPT Presentation
pavements.
 Live Chat

 Google meet
Understand professional and Failures, maintenance and  Interactive Presentation of
ethical responsibility rehabilitation of transportation discussion student sample Highway Engineering
infrastructure. through blended outputs such as video Book
learning PPT Presentation
Develop basic traffic stream
Traffic Engineering: Traffic  Content focus Assign reading Worksheet
parameters and models, characteristics – Traffic studies-speed, material to student/s Highway Engineering
traffic flow models and apply
volume, speed and delay, origin- (individual or by Book
the queuing theory destination, parking and accident  Problem Solving group) and make a ppt PPT Presentation
studies; capacity of urban roads and or video for
highways; traffic operations regulation  Peer review presentation
and control; design of intersections – at
grade and grade separated.  Video lectures students swap drafts
Explain the basic service Traffic flow and analysis of roads of their reports, and Worksheet
requrements of highway and including queuing analysis and level of then come up with Highway Engineering
detail the procedure to service assessment  Simulation comments and Book
conduct level of service questions for each PPT Presentation
analysis other.

Students will do traffic

count on their
respective areas.

Quiz
Design a system, Pavement Materials and Design: Prolem Solving Real time reaction Worksheet
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component, or process to
meet desired needs within
realistic constraints, in
accordance with stax.
ndards.
Specifications and tests on pavement Video lectures Highway Engineering
materials, pavement design factors, Peer review students swap drafts Book
design of flexible and rigid pavements of their reports, and PPT Presentation
as per IRC. then come up with
comments and
questions for each
other.

Quiz

VIII. References (APA Format)

1. Mannering, F.L., & Washburn, S.S., 2013, Principles of Highway and Traffic Analysis 5th ed. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
2. Fajardo, Max Jr. B., 1998. Elements of Roads and Highways 2nd edition, 5138 Merchandising Publisher, Manila
3. Rogers, Martin. 2003. Highway Engineering. Blackwell Publishing
4. Brockencrough, Roger L. 2009. Highway Engineering Handbook: Building and rehabilitating the Infrastructure 3rd ed. NY, Mc-Graw Hill
5. Department of Public Works and Highways. 2004, Standard Specification for Public Worth and Highways 2004 edition: Volume II Highways, Bridges and
Airports. DPWH,Office of the Secretary, Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Manila.

IX. Course Policies

1. Be guided by the student handbook at all times.
2. Participate in online sessions whether synchronous or asynchronous.
3. Prepare assigned works before the class and actively participate in the discussions.
4. Be academically honest. Cheating, lying and other forms of immoral and unethical behavior will not be tolerated.
5. Submit completed requirements or before the agreed deadline for submission.

X. Accommodation for Special Students

If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting accommodation please contact both your professor and the office of the Student Services, as early as possible
in the semester. You must have documentation from the Office of Student Services before accommodation can be granted.

XI. Consultation hours

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MWF 10-11, :00-2:00

TTh 11:00-12:00,3:00-4;00

Prepared by: Checked by: Recommending Approval: Approved by:

ELIZABETH C. LUMIOAN ENGR. NOEL B. ESTILONG ENGR. RHONJHON R. GARMING, MECE JOY GRACE P. DOCTOR, Ph,D.
Subject-in-charge Program Chairman Dean, CEIT Vice President for Academics &
Student Development